(2nd Month Pass)

Without further ado, after a while of Egil and Sonia Ooxx, Eggil called the little nun again, and the three of them had a meal, after which Sonia left for a while, went to her grandparents to tell her what had happened recently, and asked for help. And Egil did not stay out after dinner, and went out to the suburbs to meet with some nobles and chiefs of nomadic tribes in northern Ukraine, as well as in southern Belarus. Soothe, soothe, bang, bang, knock.

"So, the gifts are ready, aren't they?" said Egil and Sonia goodbye after the meal. Then he took the little nun, who had drunk milk and was groggy and ready to take a nap, and sent her to her room to cover her with a quilt, and told the maid to take care of him. He returned to his office, a makeshift bedroom, and asked again when he saw Talleyrand.

"Yes, Your Majesty, quite well prepared. Talleyrand replied. At this moment, the middle-aged bureaucrat's face was as usual, and he could no longer see the angry and corrupt look he had in the morning. The recovery was pretty fast.

"Forget it. Anyway, I have to give this guy a little sweetness. Egil snorted softly in his heart, knowing that there would be a place where Talleyrand would be used in the future, and it would not be good to chill this guy's heart. His complexion softened.

"Sir, you've been following me for nearly two years?" asked Egil.

"Two years, three months and seven days. Talleyrand replied quietly.

"It's time too. Egil nodded: "Now the commanders of the various garrison regiments, hussar regiments and detachments have inherited the title of viscount. And you're still a ...... sir."

Egil shook his head, then asked, "Do you think I've treated you a little badly?"

"Why. Talleyrand's face remained unchanged: "All the generals and commanders are all veterans who have fought a hundred battles and fought between blood and fire. Naturally stands out. The subordinates are just helping His Majesty deal with some miscellaneous items. How to be called meritorious. ”

"Listening to you, I still think I'm unfair. Egil shook his head, then stretched out his hand to stop Talleyrand from distinguishing further: "Well, sir, I see how much you have done. Don't talk about the difference between civilian and military positions. I am not a man who values martial arts over literature. With that, Egil chuckled, drew up a document quickly, and then put on his coat of arms ring—now replaced by a three-legged white phoenix coat of arms—and handed it to Talleyrand.

Talleyrand lifted his monocle, only to see that it read: "Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Norman nobleman, who has been in the government for more than two years, has served the king with sincerity and meritorious service, and is now crowned a baron......"

"Your Majesty!" Talleyrand's mouth trembled, and then he immediately knelt down and was sincerely afraid: "The minister bears the emperor's grace, and in the future he must be loyal and dedicated, and he will be ...... after death."

"Hahaha...... I don't want you to die, as long as you live, and do what I tell you to do—what is a baron? Egil laughed and helped Talleyrand to his feet, and for a moment the kings and ministers were happy, but they did not know what they were thinking...... Egil knew that Talleyrand wasn't the kind of guy to be grateful. Now giving him a little sweetness is just a little satisfying to his **, so that he won't do some bad things.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Hearing this, Talleyrand tried to kneel again, but was pulled by Egil.

"Okay, don't be so polite. There's still something to do. Now I am going to meet with the nobles of Ukraine and Belarus. It's up to you, Baron, to bother. ”

"The subordinates obeyed. "Talleyrand is back to normal at this moment. It's just that his face is still a little red, which proves that he is still in a state of excitement. Immediately after Egil left the office, Talleyrand did not dare to sit in Egil's chair, but sat next to him, next to his special, small-looking, unadorned desk, waiting for someone to send information, national political advice, etc., and then put labels on the table, indicate the key points, study and think on some less important documents, and give opinions. And some important or taboo things are not commented on. ,

Of course, Baron Talleyrand only specialized in internal affairs, and knew nothing about military affairs. So the military documents are just put aside, and they will not be touched at all.

So, albeit a little bit wrong. But Baron Talleyrand was a very good assistant, and with his help, Egil was able to handle his affairs more easily and quickly. That's why Egil won't get rid of him so easily.

Not necessarily for others.

It's as if right now, in front of Egil, he is slapping his ass in broken Norman language, but he doesn't get to the point, which makes people feel extremely stupid, extremely disgusting, and extremely want to pull out his saber and stab him ten times - if it weren't for the fact that there are many people of his same status and idiots next to him, Egil might have really done it.

This group of idiot aristocrats.

Egil rolled his eyes inwardly and cursed. On the surface, he can pretend to smile. And repeatedly reminded myself: tolerance, tolerance - I have a good reputation now, but don't smash the signboard.

It's just that after such a series of performances, Egil is physically and mentally exhausted. And disgusting - especially when the nobles introduced their daughters, and even their wives to themselves. Egil almost threw up.

"Damn?!Do you want to kill the king?!All of them are pushed out and cut !!"

Of course, in the end, Egil didn't say such a thing. Rather, it was an afternoon of hunting with the nobles of northern Ukraine. In the evening, a bonfire was held in the woods. After the game is grilled and eaten during the day, it is not to show its specialization, but also because it is because of the slamming of the door, and I don't want to share it with others. So Egil rarely ate for a while without sprinkling pepper and cumin barbecue, just sprinkling a handful of salt like other nobles. I almost vomited the Norman Emperor, who had been pampered for a long time.

That night, after being bitten by a dead mosquito that had not died in October, Egil counted the bitten bags on his body and fiddled with mosquito repellent that did not work at all. At the same time, I was thinking about the future:

Nowadays, Ukraine doesn't look like a big deal either. It could easily be pacified - as long as Ukraine could be annexed. Then in addition to being able to add almost 400,000 square kilometers of land, to get the city of Kiev, which was most valued by the Slavs of Eastern Europe, the Rus' people.

The city of Kiev was originally the capital of the Kingdom of Kievan Rus', the largest country in Eastern Europe. The Kingdom of Kievan Rus' was strong and strong, reaching the Baltic Sea in the north and the Black Sea in the south. It is bordered by Cuman in the east and Poland and Hungary in the west, with a vast staff and a large population. It can even compete with the Eastern Roman Empire. Of course, the final outcome was very tragic - because of the tragic nature of the feudal system, the various boyer nobles in the kingdom rebelled one after another, coupled with the invasion of foreign enemies, the continuous attacks of the Eastern Romans, Cumans, and Poland. This is how tragic the country has fallen.

Later, the city-states in the north formed a loose alliance and restored the name of Novgorod. The central part was occupied by Ivan III, the founding boss of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The rest of the parts, Belarus, Ukraine are perennially in a state of chaos. The Crimea region was originally inhabited by Tatar tribes, and later it was conquered by Cossack exiles and formed the Zaporozhye Khanate......

Although it is said that the huge kingdom of the year was torn apart, and the horses were scattered. But in fact, in the hearts of all Rus' people, all Slavs, restoring the great status of Kievan Rus' is still the goal of every Rus' duke, and Kiev has become a city with strong symbolic significance and represents the glorious history of the Rus' people.

So it's very important, in every sense of the word. Even if it doesn't count this extremely important thing, it can be called the meaning of the mandate of heaven. The city of Kyiv has a population of 50,000 people, as well as a large farm farm that has formed around the city, and the population of the town is nearly half a million. The tax revenue of nearly 5,000 gold coins that can be provided every month is also attractive enough.

So Egil wanted to be able to accept the city without blood. It would have led the Rus' people to think that he was a liberator and ruler of the same language as them, and not a conqueror of a foreign race. That's why Egil went to great lengths to win over this group of vulgar Rus, Boyer.

And now it looks like it's working pretty well. Egil's generosity, open-mindedness, temperament, and the strength and eloquence of the previous wars made the Ukrainian Rus' aristocracy feel that they should submit to him, not confront him, especially after the Battle of Krakow. Many of the Rus' nobles who had sent troops to the war were frightened enough, fearing that the famous Norman queen would settle accounts and slaughter their entire families, so they immediately sent messengers to Egil to swear allegiance to Egil. Egir was surprised and also felt that such a person singing red face and a person singing white face method was really effective.

So, it was as if a more knowledgeable Rus' nobleman wrote in the letter: "Ukraine's millions of miles of mountains and rivers, tens of millions of Lishu, all looking forward to the early arrival of His Majesty!"

That's it.

Although he had not yet arrived in Ukraine, Egil was already a little fluttering: this is the so-called pot pulp to welcome the king? I didn't expect that I would be able to enjoy such treatment in my lifetime.

So, under the influence of Egil's emotions, the Norman army of 60,000 was relaxed. Go straight to Kiev like an outing......